November 22

Upcoming Winter Theater Workshops in 2014
Registration will begin November 2013
Leave the Winter doldrums behind & come on down to The Grand
for some acting classes that are sure to whisk away your Winter Blues...
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February 2014
Improvisation for Life & Art or Scene Study
(TBD) 4 - 3 hour classes
Saturdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$100 Registration Fee
Instructor: Carol Korty
Carol Korty has been writing plays and helping
others write theirs for many years. Her published
scripts are available through Dramatic Publishing,
Players Press, and Playscripts, Inc., including a text
for beginners, Writing Your Own Plays. She has
directed many productions and regularly toured
theater to schools with professional casts and with student casts. She has
taught theater and drama classes to all ages from the very young through
senior citizens for over thirty years and served on the Performing Arts faculties of Antioch College, State University College of New York/Brockport,
University of Massachusetts/
Amherst, Boston University, and Emerson College teaching acting, movement,
theater education, and playwriting. Now Professor Emerita at Emerson
College, she lives in Lamoine, Maine and is active in the coastal town’s
conservation commission, started its community theater, and promotes
drama projects in the local school.
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Ever freeze up in front of a crowd - giving a speech,
performing on stage, or teaching a class?
The Improvisation class will use theater games to build trust, create
ensemble, free voice and body, sharpen responses, and practice staying
in the moment.
February Vacation Theater
Workshops for Youth (8-14)
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Monday, February 17 Friday, February 21, 2014
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Daily
on The Grand Stage
$30 Day / $125 Week
NON PROFIT
U.S. Postage
PAID
Ellsworth, ME
Permit #5
A different workshop each day!
Acting Improvisation - Have fun learning acting skills by
playing theater games together. Overcome stage fright and learn to speak
up, move freely, and play different characters.
Instructor: Carol Korty
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So You Wanna Act? - Learning to read a script, create
characters and talk in funny voices.
Instructor: Robin Jones
THE GRAND
Downtown Ellsworth’s Arts & Entertainment Center
165 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Stage Craft 101 - Come and explore the fundamentals of what
it takes to make a show happen! Learn how to operate the light board,
build set pieces, etc.
Instructor: Peter Miller
Creating Your New Play - Playwriting on your feet! Team up
with others to create short plays based on stories from books, tales,
newspapers or your own life. Then perform them for the group.
Instructor: Carol Korty
Singing in Character - Learn techniques to sing to fit the story –
using different emotions, voices etc. Students will be split into smaller groups
and be given stories to work songs around.
Instructor: Michelle Dokka
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For information on all
upcoming events, go to:
www.grandonline.org
w/ TEMPO live orchestra
Live Music: Coke Weed
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Ellsworth’s Got Talent
Bangor Ballet
How can you effectively and honestly portray characters
who are very different from ourselves – or perhaps those
who closely parallel you?
The Scene Study class would focus on ways to bring character to life with
your personal stamp. Techniques involved would include finding clues
within a script, exploring different uses of voice and body, using a prop
or costume piece to reveal a mind set, and, of course, connecting with a
scene partner(s).
www.grandonline.org
THE GRAND
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Jan. Comedian Bob Marley
Jan. Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida
Jan. Silent Film: The General
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November 2
November 9
December 6
7:30 pm
1:00 pm
Magic is alive on The Grand stage! Don’t miss
this (1) night only event – Fun for the entire family
$15 Adults/Seniors, $7 Youth (12 & under) General Admission
Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by an
exceptional cast, led by Patricia Racette in the title
role of the jealous diva, opposite Roberto Alagna
as her lover, Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is the
villainous Scarpia. Run Time: 3:35
$26 Adults/Seniors, $24 Grand Members,
$19 Students (15 & under) Reserved Seating
Lyn Dillies – Illusionist & Magician
November 7
NT Live: The Habit of Art (Encore)
2:00 pm
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan
Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with
Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la
Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National
Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
$17 Adults, $15 Seniors, $14 Grand Members, $12 Students,
$10 Youth (12 & under) General Admission
November 8
Live Music: The Crown Vics
7:30 pm
Rockabilly dance party w/ Drew Myers – vocals,
Steve Peer – drums, Frank Schwartz – guitar, Gordon
Fellis – bass
You can expect a booty shakin’ good time! We’re a
fun, high energy band, playing exciting upbeat music.
Everywhere we go, a dance party breaks out!
$5 General Admission
Live from the MET: Tosca (Puccini)
November 15 & 16
George Stevens Academy presents:
Bye, Bye Birdie the musical
7:30 pm nightly
Directed by Moira McMahon
Agent and songwriter Albert Peterson finds himself
in trouble when hip-thrusting rock and roll superstar
Conrad Birdie is drafted into the Army. Albert’s
secretary and sweetheart, Rose Alvarez, comes up
with a last-ditch publicity stunt to have Conrad Birdie
record and perform a song before he is sent overseas.
She makes Albert promise to give up the music
business and to start teaching English at schools
(“An English Teacher”). They plan to have Birdie
sing Albert’s new song “One Last Kiss” and give one
lucky girl from his fan club a real “last kiss” on The
Ed Sullivan Show before going into the Army. Who
will be the lucky girl?
$12 Adults/Seniors, $7 Students (15 & under)
General Admission
November 20
PAC: The Masked Messenger
With Beverly Mann of Faustwork Theatre
10:00 am
The Masked Messenger is a series of vignettes
ranging from comic to bizarre to touching. The set
consists of an impressive collection of masks, created
by Mr. Faust and the company, exhibited center
stage. The success of The Mask Messengers is due
to the fact that it offers not only comic exuberance,
but also new insights into the artistic, cultural, and
historical aspects of the mask. The show has been
performed over 2000 times at festivals, schools,
universities, and in theatres throughout the United
States and the world
$3.00 Reserved Seating
November 22
Film: Thirteen Days
7:00 pm
2000. USA 2hr, 25min. Directed by Roger
Donaldson. In honor of President Kennedy on the
fiftieth anniversary of his death.
$7 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students, $5 Grand Members
General Admission
PAC: Christmas Carol Radio Show
10:00 am
Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story is presented
in an inter¬active ‘radio show-style’ adaptation. The
audience will have the opportunity to experience this
thrilling re-telling of the story of Ebeneezer Scrooge
and the real meaning of the season of giving by
adding ghostly sounds, wind effects and singing
carols. In addition, some audience members will join
the cast onstage at the sound effects table to create
ghostly chains and other sounds!
$3.00 Reserved Seating
December 6 & 7
The Grinch
2 shows! Friday – 6:00 pm,
Saturday – 12:30 pm
(directly following the downtown
Ellsworth Christmas Parade)
The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers are back with
their holiday hilarity and the great curmudgeon
character, The Grinch.
$7 Adults/Seniors, $5 Youth (12&under) General Admission
December 7
TEMPO Holiday Concert:
Christmas Cheer
Under the direction of Rebecca Edmondson
7:00 pm
Performing
Arts
for Children
165 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 • 207-667-9500 • www.grandonline.org
The Eastern Maine Pops Orchestra for Youth provides
young musicians an opportunity to enhance their skills
through performance. This uplifting, heartwarming
concert is sure to put you in the Christmas Spirit!
$9 Adults/Seniors, $5 Youth (12 & under)
December 14
Live from the MET: Falstaff (Verdi)
New Production
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1:00 pm
An undisputed master of Falstaff, Music Director
James Levine conducts Verdi’s opera for the first time
at the Met since 2005. Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Met Falstaff since 1964—is set
in the English countryside in the mid-20th century.
Ambrogio Maestri (last season’s Dulcamara in the
Opening Night production of L’Elisir d’Amore) sings
the title role of the brilliant and blustery Sir John
Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble that includes
Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Lisette Oropesa,
and Franco Vassallo. Run Time: 3:20
$26 Adults/Seniors, $24 Grand Members,
$19 Students (15 & under) Reserved Seating
December 13-15,
20-22
Irving Berlin’s
White Christmas the musical
Presented by Bangor Community Theatre
& the Ronald McDonald House of Bangor
December 13, 14, 20, 21 7:30 pm,
December 15, 21, 22 2:00 pm
Based on the beloved timeless film, the heartwarming
musical adaptation features Veterans Bob Wallace
and Phil Davis having a successful song-and-dance
act after WWII. With romance in mind, the two
follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to
their Christmas show at a Vermont Lodge, which
just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former
army commander. The dazzling score features many
well known standards. White Christmas is sure to be
uplifting and heartwarming.
Directed by: Mike Weinstein
Starring:Chuck Somers as Bob Wallace, Nathan
Roach as Phil Davis, Heather Astbury-Libby as Betty
Haynes and Rebeckah Kay Perry as Judy Haynes
$22 Adults, $18 Seniors, $12 Youth (12 & under)
Reserved Seating
December 17-20
Holiday Matinee: Meet Me in St. Louis
1:00 pm Daily
(1944. USA 1hr, 53min. Directed by Vincente Minelli.
G) The plot hinges on the possibility that Alonzo
Smith (Leon Ames), the family’s banker father, might
uproot the Smiths to New York, scuttling his daughter
Esther (Judy Garland)’s romance with boy-next-door
John Truett (Tom Drake) and causing similar emotional
trauma for the rest of the household. With Mary Astor,
Margaret O’Brien and Lucille Bremer.
$5 General Admission
December 26-31
Vacation Matinee: Annie
1:00 pm Daily
Sponsored by the City of Ellsworth &
Morton’s Moo
(1982. USA 2hr, 7min. Directed by John Huston. G.)
This family classic is adapted from the Broadway
musical, which was based on the comic strip Little
Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New
York City, a plucky red-haired scrapper named Annie
(Aileen Quinn) is the voice of hope for her fellow
orphans who live under the supervision of drunken
floozy Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). When she
is brought to the mansion of multi-billionaire Oliver
Warbucks as PR move, a plot is set in motion to con
Warbucks out of a fortune. With Bernadette Peters
and Tim Curry.
$1.00 General Admission
165 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605 • 207-667-9500 • www.grandonline.org